The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-14
CHAPTER 3753-CNo. 73. ]

AN MA Peo % m The he Minimum n n Tonnage Of Pilot Boats for &
Be enacted By the Legislature of the State of Florida
SECTION That from after the expiration sixty DAYS
from the adjournment of this session of Legislature all
n the business Of gatng % Gn bs bars Of those
ing the past five years, foreign owned sailing
hundred tons burden and upwards average of
less than two hundred and fifty vessels per year. according
the records of the United States ports
respectively shall and hereby required their said
business of plotting for such vessels less than
twenty tons buren and hereby prohibited from
their said business vessels of less burden than
twenty tons.
Sec That shall be the duty of the masters of all
sells of twenty burden and upwards engaged the
business of plotting for those ports within this State that
within the provisions of the first section Of this act cause
before the expiration of sixty days from the adjournment of
this session of the Legislature their said vessels be regis
tered the office of the Board of Pilot Commissioners
ports the bars of which such vessels engaged the
business of plotting and it shall be the duty of the Pilot
Commissioners provide book for the purpose of such
istaion the be kept their office open
to the inspection of the public ALI vessels of twenty tons
burden and engaged in such business pilot
ng but which shall hereafter be engaged after the expra
on of sixty from the adjournment of this session Of the
Legislature shall be registered the herein required
before they shall engage in such business and their
shall perform the duty and shall be liable the
penalties of such
sells that are now in plotting for the ports bv
the provisions of of this act Each registration shall
forth the name and of the registered
shall be entitled to demand and receive fee of dol
lars Whenever vessel registered be employed
registered aforesaid it shall be the duty of her
notify the Pilot Commissioners of such port of the
within days thereafter for her be erased from the
registry and should any such master fail notify said
Pilot Commissioners aforesaid he shall be deemed guilty of
msdemeanor conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine exceeding hundred dollars by imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding month.
Sec That any pilot engaged in the business of plotting
for any port within this State that is covered prov
ons of the first section of this who SHALL after the exp
ration Of sixty days from the adjournment Of this session
the Legislature his said business for said port
boat craft other than vessel of twenty tons burden
and upwards that has been duly registered accordance with
the requirements Of section two O of this be deemed
guilty of msdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be
punished for each offence fine not exceeding hundred
dollars by imprisonment in the county Jail exceeding
five MONTHS and master of vessel required to regis
lister under the provisions of this ac who shall fail
his said vessel to be registered herein required shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and conviction thereof
shall be fined for each offence q exceeding
dred dollars be imprisoned in the county Jail exceeding
month.
Sec That this act shall take effect from the adjournment
of this session of the Legislature
Became y law without the approval Of the Governor.